“Bullitt” Mustang is First Consignment for Mecum’s 2020 Kissimmee Sale

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Monterey, CA — Mecum Auctions announced yesterday that the first consignment for its Jan. 2-12, 2020 auction in Kissimmee, Fla., is the iconic 1967 “Bullitt” Mustang from the 1968 Warner Bros. action film that starred Steve McQueen.

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The car sat in a private owner’s garage, untouched for 40 years except for mechanical maintenance. The late owner’s son, Sean Keirnan, consigned the olive green car — one of two built for the motion picture — to Mecum. The car served as the primary film car for driving scenes with McQueen; the second “stunt” car that performed the jumps and other hazardous moves was discovered in Mexico in 2017 and understandably is not nearly as original due to its harsh duties.

Keirnan noted the car served as the daily driver for his mother, a Catholic school teacher, and was his father’s weekend car. He added that McQueen offered to buy the car back in 1977.

Auction owner Dana Mecum said he views the car selling as a piece of “pop culture art,” and estimated that the car, which is being offered at no reserve, will become the highest-priced American muscle car sold at auction. The current record, he stated at a press conference in Monterey yesterday, is held by a 1971 Hemi ‘Cuda convertible, at $3.5 million.

Mecum, in Monterey for his 11th auction here with 600 cars, said he’s shooting for a whopping 4,000 collector cars at the 2020 Kissimmee sale, the world’s largest single collector car auction.

 

McQueen Watch Sets Record for Heuer Timepiece

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EmailNew York, NY — At Phillips’ Dec. 12 Racing Pulse auction, the Heuer Monaco watch that Steve McQueen wore while filming Le Mans sold for $2.2 million to set a record price for all Heuer timepieces.
Photo: PhillipsThe auction’s overall sales total of more than $27.5 million was led by Paul Newman’s Rolex “Big Red” Daytona — sold for $5.475 million to an anonymous private collector — to achieve the third highest price ever for a Rolex watch at auction.

The sale of 12 lots donated by celebrities including Sir Jackie Stewart raised more than $2 million for the One Drop Foundation that provides access to safe water and other sanitation initiatives.

 

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Steve McQueen was an American actor and cultural icon who rose to fame in the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Beech Grove, Indiana in 1930, McQueen had a difficult childhood and often found himself in trouble with the law. However, after serving in the United States Marine Corps, he discovered a passion for acting.

Throughout his career, McQueen appeared in numerous films, including "The Great Escape," "Bullitt," and "The Thomas Crown Affair." He was known for his rugged good looks and tough-guy persona, which helped him become one of the highest-paid actors of his time. McQueen was also an avid race car driver and motorcycle enthusiast, and his love of speed and danger often put him in harm's way. McQueen passed away in 1980 at the age of 50, but his legacy as an actor and cultural icon continues to this day.

 

It is fitting that any le Mans coverage would start with this movie:
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It has been said that at 3AM at LeMans, Steve Mcqueen jumped into a camera car and drove a couple laps.....
I would have done that too.......

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One heck of a way to make a living, if it could be called that...getting beat to heck every time at every event until you die....

It brought out the rough and dirty side of their lives.....never getting clean...never getting ahead...always behind...

Junior Bonner risked his life one more time to send his father toward his dream.......

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Why is Bullitt still one of the coolest movies ever made? Quentin Tarantino breaks it down in this sharp, funny, and brutally honest commentary on Steve McQueen, the car chase that redefined action films, and a plot nobody remembers—but everyone respects. Bullitt (196 is a groundbreaking American action thriller directed by Peter Yates and starring Steve McQueen in one of his most iconic roles as Lieutenant Frank Bullitt, a no-nonsense San Francisco cop. The film co-stars Robert Vaughn as ambitious politician Walter Chalmers and Jacqueline Bisset as McQueen’s girlfriend. Known for its gritty realism, minimalist dialogue, and legendary car chase through the hilly streets of San Francisco, Bullitt redefined the cop movie genre and set the standard for modern action films. Disclaimer: This is an unauthorized fan-made video. The words are Tarantino's, but the voice is generated by AI. The script is taken from Tarantino's chapter on Bullitt. Some of the pages were cut for the video to hopefully encourage people to buy his book.